Some of you know I'd like to restore ancient coins. With COVID-19, I didn't had much time on my hands as a MD, but as dusts settles down, I found...
Thanks @Roman Collector for the extensive write-up! Unfortunately, just when I ID"d the coin, the seller sold it to someone else ... :grumpy:
update: well... I think I found it ;) [ATTACH]
This coin is offered by an online seller as part of a large group of coins. I cropped out the other coins (which I have no interest in), and...
@Ryro, your post is as usual very fun to read :) Strangely enough, Hercules is very underrepresented in my collection, this being the only one:...
The portrait of the OP is a beauty. Here's mine [ATTACH] ROMAN IMPERIAL, Titus. Denomination: AR denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 80 AD Obv: IMP...
Thanks all for the kind words. I've been away from CT for a while because of the COVID crisis. As a resident Internal Medicine in an academic...
Got one of those as well; used to be concave, but was flattened. I need to properly attribute it, but with COVID19, I've been delayed a bit. [ATTACH]
The allebroges quinarius is nice as well!
Well done! Looks good.
This one was actually my first ancient coin:[ATTACH] INDIA, WESTERN KHSATRAPAS, Bhartdaman . Denomination: AR drachm, minted: uncertain mint;...
Not my area of interest, but it does look gilded? The core metal is showing at several places (may be the photo though). [ATTACH]
A Julia-Themed thread :) [ATTACH] ROMAN IMPERIAL, Julia Cornelia Salonina. Denomination: AR Antonianus, minted: Lugdunum, current France; AD 257...
Thanks. Indeed: rather complex but certainly interesting!
More or less related question: how do you distinguish between Iberian and Celtibirian coins? I've owned a few Iberian/Celtiberians, but the...
Also, a very interesting read. Thanks for posting.
Interesting read!
My only specimen from the region (I guess it's from Thebes?) [ATTACH] CRUSADERS, William I de la Roche (1280 - 1287), or Guy I de La Roche (1287 -...
A bit off-topic, but while you are correct that influenza annually kills a small subset of populations (usually ~1%, depending on the severity of...
The Osca one is a real beauty! It's on my wish list for a while. My Iberian coins: [ATTACH] CELTS, Iberocelts. Denomination: AE semis, minted:...
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